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king talked about has been fulfilled with the re-election of president obama? guest: i think you can't deny that we made tremendous progress. and the re-election of president obama is another milestone moment in civil rights history. but we still have a long way to go as far as racial reconciliation in america and building what dr. king called "a loving community account. tomorrow, yes, is a milestone moment not only for the president but for america's quest for racial are skillization. host: let's go to a phone call. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. it's a pleasure to be calling and being on the air. i actually had the privilege when i was 20 years old i was on the executive board of penn state and me and some of the other members of the executive board as well as some of the borders of the k.s.u. did attend the inauguration of president clinton back in 1997. host: what do you remember from that moment? caller: i remember the crowds -- i mean i have never seen a crowd like that in washington, d.c. that was the first time i've been to an inau
king talked about has been fulfilled with the re-election of president obama? guest: i think you can't deny that we made tremendous progress. and the re-election of president obama is another milestone moment in civil rights history. but we still have a long way to go as far as racial reconciliation in america and building what dr. king called "a loving community account. tomorrow, yes, is a milestone moment not only for the president but for america's quest for racial are skillization....
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i do not want to talk about the campaigns as much. i will say this quickly. i think what we saw was a seminal shift in the electorate. and if the republicans don't go to the center, they continue to be dominated by the far right, you're going see them lose more and more. -- you didn't mention young people at the end of the question, young people, blacks, asians, latinos, women. at some point it does not look good for them. i prefer focusing on this immigration issue, if i could
i do not want to talk about the campaigns as much. i will say this quickly. i think what we saw was a seminal shift in the electorate. and if the republicans don't go to the center, they continue to be dominated by the far right, you're going see them lose more and more. -- you didn't mention young people at the end of the question, young people, blacks, asians, latinos, women. at some point it does not look good for them. i prefer focusing on this immigration issue, if i could
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had many speakers come this week and talk about the current polarization of congress. what you think about the polarization of congress? how can we bridge the gap going forward? >> is definitely polarized. the two political parties have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. when i came to work in the senate in 1976, both political parties were internally divided. each party had a liberal and conservative wing. you had some democrats that were more conservative than the rest of the republicans. every vote was a bipartisan vote. both groups tried to get the people in the middle to swing the way back and forth. political scientists thought this was terrible. what has happened is, over time, both political parties have become more internally cohesive. the basic reason for this is the southern states migrated from the democratic party, to the republican party. it held for internal cohesiveness. party leaders worked hard to keep their party conferences together. that means there is less middle ground to be able to pull over. this would be natural in any parliamentary go
had many speakers come this week and talk about the current polarization of congress. what you think about the polarization of congress? how can we bridge the gap going forward? >> is definitely polarized. the two political parties have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. when i came to work in the senate in 1976, both political parties were internally divided. each party had a liberal and conservative wing. you had some democrats that were more conservative than the rest of the...
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king talked about 50 years ago been fulfilled, would to re-election of president obama? >> i think you cannot deny that we have made tremendous progress and the election of -- re- election of president obama is another milestone moment in civil rights history, but we still have a long way to go as far as racial reconciliation in america, building what dr. king called the beloved community. tomorrow, yes, it is a milestone moment, not only for the president, but for america's quest for racial reconciliation. >> we have two experts. john mcconnell worked with george bush on his inaugural address. terry edmonds spent eight years working with bill clinton. we talked about the reference to dr. king. your former boss making reference to abraham lincoln in his second inaugural address. >> we will get that ready in just a moment. let's go to the phones. curtis from akron, ohio. >> thank you for taking my call. it is a pleasure to be on the air. i had the privilege, when i was 20 years old, i was on the executive board of kent state democrats. me and some of the members of the ex
king talked about 50 years ago been fulfilled, would to re-election of president obama? >> i think you cannot deny that we have made tremendous progress and the election of -- re- election of president obama is another milestone moment in civil rights history, but we still have a long way to go as far as racial reconciliation in america, building what dr. king called the beloved community. tomorrow, yes, it is a milestone moment, not only for the president, but for america's quest for...
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he talks about some of the executive orders put in place. " if the obama presidency is deemed great to, it must be in terms not often apply to presidents -- compromise and consensus." guest: presidents are rated for their ability to overcome great obstacles. traditionally, that means how they manage a crisis. an economic depression, a war. in this town and this time, in many ways the crisis itself generated. we have generated a political system that is rewarded for preventing things from happening, rather than making them happen. apart from individual issues, whether it is a gun safety or the economy or foreign policy, the challenge is to overcome those obstacles that the political culture place in front of them. host: a call from cincinnati, ohio. good morning and welcome to the program. caller: in a country where originally white people were not even citizens of this country and now we have a black president, i think we've come a long way. i feel that president obama has not done enough for either side. i think in the beginning it was an issue for him. now he's just like, i am going
he talks about some of the executive orders put in place. " if the obama presidency is deemed great to, it must be in terms not often apply to presidents -- compromise and consensus." guest: presidents are rated for their ability to overcome great obstacles. traditionally, that means how they manage a crisis. an economic depression, a war. in this town and this time, in many ways the crisis itself generated. we have generated a political system that is rewarded for preventing things...
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he talked about he wanted to see a bill early on. now he has introduced ideas for gun control. he has another debate over fiscal policy. what does leadership mean in your mind? what to do you want to hear in the state of the union? or is there a better idea something would come from the senate and the president would take a support role? >> it is a good question. part of the problem -- the answer is not another great speech about immigration reform. we need action. this is what happens when immigration reform is important but it is not the number one issue. you can keep on telling it the could you have to take care of the fiscal cliff, which looks like it will go all the way to the end of that term. i do not think it's going to be over soon. guns, i think that has surpassed immigration reform on priorities. i'm not making a judgment. i'm trying to state some facts. you are right, and this has to become the number-one priority for the president and congress, get people together and say we are going to fix this problem. it has to be more than a couple of nice sentences. >> i woul
he talked about he wanted to see a bill early on. now he has introduced ideas for gun control. he has another debate over fiscal policy. what does leadership mean in your mind? what to do you want to hear in the state of the union? or is there a better idea something would come from the senate and the president would take a support role? >> it is a good question. part of the problem -- the answer is not another great speech about immigration reform. we need action. this is what happens...
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house, national debt was 10 trillion when he came in, it is 16 trillion, he has not thinked for his talk about corporate responsibility and millionaires and billionaires paying their fair share that last tax bill as more corporate welfare to billionaire friends of barack obama than any pork bill we've seen so far. >> obama will not last too long when they see this hypocrisy. >> i cannot believe we're calling it responsible to consider defaulting on some of our obligation today so maybe at some point in the future there will not be a debt collapse. you say we should default today so there will not be a default in the future. neil: he didn't say default, i want to get away from idea we go to financial armageddon here. having said that. tina, i want to take michael at his word he would be just as outraged, looking at what democrats pulled then versus now, let's be fair, he is right to say a pox on both party houses. here is where we are, in present, here is what we're out to do, look at another debt increase, without addressing the underlying problem that keep bringing us, to this moment. w
house, national debt was 10 trillion when he came in, it is 16 trillion, he has not thinked for his talk about corporate responsibility and millionaires and billionaires paying their fair share that last tax bill as more corporate welfare to billionaire friends of barack obama than any pork bill we've seen so far. >> obama will not last too long when they see this hypocrisy. >> i cannot believe we're calling it responsible to consider defaulting on some of our obligation today so...
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the ears talking about president obama but joseph biden was originally put on this ballot to strengthen the president's weak spots. what he has learned to do, he said he will work with the republicans of the house. he realized that he cannot. watch for joe biden to play that role additionally. watch for the president to know how to use him. joe biden has his eyes said on a presidential election of 2016. >> we just had this house republican retreat. if this new idea of the next fiscal crisis that we face. i think it is recognition of the quick amount of support that this president has. they would get into a losing fight over that trying to buy a little bit more time and then basically pushing things. >> they're going to give him a three month window to address spending. before doing any serious hard cuts. >> inauguration as watched around chicago. the inauguration was watched across chicago. >> there is a lot still going on here. a lot of performances and activities for kids. people gathering to kind of remember and talk about this day. it is not only the birthday of martin luther king j
the ears talking about president obama but joseph biden was originally put on this ballot to strengthen the president's weak spots. what he has learned to do, he said he will work with the republicans of the house. he realized that he cannot. watch for joe biden to play that role additionally. watch for the president to know how to use him. joe biden has his eyes said on a presidential election of 2016. >> we just had this house republican retreat. if this new idea of the next fiscal...
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john lott talked about the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. diane oakley talks about retirement savings purposes and what that could mean in the later years. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next, press enter a not -- inauguration speeches from the last year's starting with ronald reagan, bill clinton and dwight eisenhower. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor beacon's americans the chance to lead the world at last out of the valley of term oil and onto the high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> making the benefits of scientific examinations and -- scientific advances for the improvement of undeveloped areas. story.ic radio's back live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv rights to inauguration day on c-span 3. >> in 1981, ronald reagan was inaugurated. he had won the 1980 election against jimmy carter. a major issue in the campaign was the iran hostage crisis. as president reagan was giving his address, they were being re
john lott talked about the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. diane oakley talks about retirement savings purposes and what that could mean in the later years. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next, press enter a not -- inauguration speeches from the last year's starting with ronald reagan, bill clinton and dwight eisenhower. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor beacon's americans the chance to lead the world at last out of the...
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and before the show, you and i were talking about you think nixon would have some good advice for obama about how to properly do a second term? surely you can't be serious. >> there are such things as negative role models in life and nixon is not a bad one. something we forget about is nixon by this huge majority, one of the biggest in presidential history. yet, no support, you know, two houses of congress, controlled by the democrats so he overreached. he did something called impoundment. he said, democrats can vote all the programs they want. i'm not going to spend the money. even if it's not for watergate, nixon might have been impeached for this. it shows what presidents do when they feel too weak. president obama we heard a couple of weeks ago said i have read the literature on presidents in second terms who overreach and got the message. >> michael, how have second inaugurations historically differed from first inaugurations? >> well, usually it's sort of a somewhat pale echo of the first. you have a first inaugural speech, a big deal, president suggesting the soaring ideas. secon
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president obama has not been sworn in for his second term and he is already a lame duck. the biggest issues that we talked about today, gun control and immigration speaking out on both. marco rubio is one of the republicans trying to take leadership on the immigration issue and pushes party to do something on this issue. he also issued a statement defending second amendment rights after the president's speech this week. all the things we are do -- we are dealing with right now, we are already talking about how they will play into the campaign that is three years away. host: bob casey, from scranton, pa., where joe biden was elected to the senate back in 1972 at the age of 29. now, of course, he is the vice- president. hagerstown, good morning. caller: good morning. one quick comment on the gums, when i was a republican voting for reagan, i was in the military on the naval air station in virginia beach. i am a democrat now, for various reasons. when guns is one of them. no one is taking away the guns, that is a constitutional right, but semi-automatic and things that happe
president obama has not been sworn in for his second term and he is already a lame duck. the biggest issues that we talked about today, gun control and immigration speaking out on both. marco rubio is one of the republicans trying to take leadership on the immigration issue and pushes party to do something on this issue. he also issued a statement defending second amendment rights after the president's speech this week. all the things we are do -- we are dealing with right now, we are already...
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by the idea that president obama and candidate obama talked about in 2008. if he would have had ideas and talk in ways in which it was inconsistent with the general consensus politically and the black community on a range of issues, i don't think he would of got the kind of support that ultimately he was able to get. the inauguration is not just the swearing in ceremony and a parade. there are many other events that go on as well. that is where i think maybe there has been some significant changes as the money in campaigning and the big corporate spenders and big individual spenders have grown over the years, i think that may have changed what ultimately becomes part of the overall inauguration atmosphere. when you get outside of the mall and look at private parties and other events, i think you get a better picture of where some of the money in politics has influenced and as an expression host: people are arriving at union station which is one of the major metro stops for the capital. you can see them coming out there and coming down to the mall and to the
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. >>> president obama warns republicans they won't get ransom for agreeing not to crash the economy. he's talking tough ahead of the next big fight with congress over the debt ceiling. >>> the president said vice president biden has presented him with a list of common sense steps to prevent gun violence. but the biggest question is how much of it the administration can actually get passed through the congress. >>> and watching last night's golden globes, one thing was clear to me, america once again feels good about itself. we've got a new sense of optimism, and the movies show it. >>> the latest attack on science by a republican member of the house science committee. what a strange name for that crowd. that's in the "sideshow" tonight. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> one week away from president obama's second inaugural, and all this week we're going to be looking back at great inaugural moments from the past. back in 1993 the 46-year-old bill clinton took the oath of office for the first time. he became the first baby boomer in the white house and told the count
. >>> president obama warns republicans they won't get ransom for agreeing not to crash the economy. he's talking tough ahead of the next big fight with congress over the debt ceiling. >>> the president said vice president biden has presented him with a list of common sense steps to prevent gun violence. but the biggest question is how much of it the administration can actually get passed through the congress. >>> and watching last night's golden globes, one thing was...
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i wouldn't say we saw the radicalization of barack obama. but we saw... i think this was the most ideologically assertive inaugural address since ronald reagan's first speech, this being the unreagan. >> brown: was it in overt language or symbols or we were talking earlier today as we were talking about the code... >> there was a coded language. talking about takers, we're not a nation of takers and so forth making reference to the sword and those kinds of things. he knows references that he knows people will understand and that codes people will get. so it was really about ideas. one of the things that i mentioned before about him not mentioning names, it was about ideals and ideas. so he was there, i think, summoning the will that beverly talked about. saying we are here together. this is your country. we are citizens. let's make it happen. it is very ideolodge igal. this is barack obama saying who he actually is >> brown: and what is that? i mean, what came through that connects, you're talking about the connection to roosevelt and other presidents in
i wouldn't say we saw the radicalization of barack obama. but we saw... i think this was the most ideologically assertive inaugural address since ronald reagan's first speech, this being the unreagan. >> brown: was it in overt language or symbols or we were talking earlier today as we were talking about the code... >> there was a coded language. talking about takers, we're not a nation of takers and so forth making reference to the sword and those kinds of things. he knows...
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well, this is an appropriate day, talk about regulating the disaster because last night president obama promised once more to develop the entity sources of the future. now, when any administration, republican or democrat, decides to develop energy projects, taxpayers had better watch out. governments get in the business of picking winners and losers which leads to cronyism and wasted taxpayer dollars. this is a question of industrial policy. whether the government should support business in new technologies that are unable to secure private funding. government appears to be worse at this and private, from the records we have over the past five years. in contrast, industries in california in may, mitt romney said, quote, the president doesn't understand when you invest like that in one solar energy company, it makes it harder for solar technology generally, because the scores of other entrepreneurs in the solar field suddenly lost the opportunity to get capital. who wants to put money into a solar company when the government puts half-billion into one of its choice? excellent question. a
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a lot of republicans i talked to say that the good thing is that if president obama wins, he will completely on this economy. whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal. i just know that the next four years is going to be wonderful. yesterday was my birthday. i am 63. so every four years i get a president, and i'm very happy about that. host: well, sarah, happy birthday. felicia sonmez, thoughts? guest: politics often playset by press release and statements from one side or the other, that we only see electronically or delivered from floor speeches, but what is interesting about a day like today and the state of the need is that you get to see the reaction real time. the president's supporters were definitely thrilled about everything onstage today. was also interesti
a lot of republicans i talked to say that the good thing is that if president obama wins, he will completely on this economy. whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal....
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when president obama was inaugurated in 2009, he sat in the very front of the church in pew 62. if you are talking about a regular church service, the president would come in to the eighth street entrance, a walk down the aisle, said in a dispute, and be part of the worship service with the rest of the church. one of the great things about st. john's is this book of common prayer published in 1866. it has embossed upon it, president pugh. this book of common prayer was used from president buchanan forward until it was taken out of service when a new edition was published in the 18 eighties. but 1961, laid service was planned at st. john's to recognize the tenants of abraham lincoln, the organist at st. john's found this in the archives and discussed it with church leaders at the time. they thought would be a good idea to have every president still living to sign it and every president that would follow them to sign it as well. so what we have inside this historic book are the signatures of herbert hoover, franklin roosevelt's, which was signed by his wife, harry truman, dwight e
when president obama was inaugurated in 2009, he sat in the very front of the church in pew 62. if you are talking about a regular church service, the president would come in to the eighth street entrance, a walk down the aisle, said in a dispute, and be part of the worship service with the rest of the church. one of the great things about st. john's is this book of common prayer published in 1866. it has embossed upon it, president pugh. this book of common prayer was used from president...
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you were talking to, he knows. they do not care. the democrats and obama do not care there have been 53 million a babies killed in america. host: all right. we are talking about guns this morning. 61,500 collectors, 51,000 retail shops, 7300 pawnshops and other -- 9600. firearms manufactured in the u.s., 5.4 million. 2.2 million of those were pistols. 1.8 million were rifles. 743,000 or shotguns. 68,000 miscellaneous. back to the president's 23 executive actions signed yesterday. here is no. 15. direct the attorney general to issue a report on the availability of the most effective use of new density technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies. clarify that the affordable care act does not prohibit doctors asking their patience about patiencein their homes. release a letter to health-care providers clarifying no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence in law enforcement authorities. provide incentives for schools to hire skilled resource officers. developed model emergency r
you were talking to, he knows. they do not care. the democrats and obama do not care there have been 53 million a babies killed in america. host: all right. we are talking about guns this morning. 61,500 collectors, 51,000 retail shops, 7300 pawnshops and other -- 9600. firearms manufactured in the u.s., 5.4 million. 2.2 million of those were pistols. 1.8 million were rifles. 743,000 or shotguns. 68,000 miscellaneous. back to the president's 23 executive actions signed yesterday. here is no....
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it's just talk. if he could get 30 to 40 house republicans on his side, obama would have created a governing majority, something every successful president has had. next up, the economy. is there a silver bullet that will get it going? we'll tell you when we come back. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an etch-a-sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no. you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i usually say that. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!
it's just talk. if he could get 30 to 40 house republicans on his side, obama would have created a governing majority, something every successful president has had. next up, the economy. is there a silver bullet that will get it going? we'll tell you when we come back. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an...
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otherwise it's just talk. if he could get 30 to 40 house republicans on his side, obama would have created a governing majority, something every successful president has had. next up, the economy. is there a silver bullet that will get it going? we'll tell you when we come back. [ slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums you'll forget you had heartburn. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please? >>> fixing the american economy is the most urgent crisis
otherwise it's just talk. if he could get 30 to 40 house republicans on his side, obama would have created a governing majority, something every successful president has had. next up, the economy. is there a silver bullet that will get it going? we'll tell you when we come back. [ slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums you'll forget you had...
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president obama will take some sort of executive action and we will talk about that later this morning. 11:45 a.m. eastern time as when we expect the president. look for our coverage. on coverage on the executive orders, do you support that idea by the president to do action on his own? we want to hear from you this morning. here is the arizona republic, courtesy of the newseum in washington. do you support executive action on gun-control -- on some gun- control measures? i want to know what you think about president obama using the executive order. this is from the washington post blog. the vast majority of actions he can take are relatively minor in nature, it says. it's unlikely obama can significantly alter gun lost through executive order. what is your take on this? stephan pittman simcom indiana, republican caller. stephen, from indiana. caller: good morning. the problem is congress can steer funding from the atf or fbi on whatever executive action is taken. i understand bush had an executive order dealing with guns as well, so it is not unprecedented. but 19 is kind of high, so
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i have talked with president obama about this. i know he's strongly committed to real immigration reform. would like to see the dream act passed. i'd like to see a number of other things and we'll work on it. one of your fellow graduates of georgetown, senator durbin, deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he's done in the dream act. he'll be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" had a piece yesterday suggesting that you represented perhaps an obstacle to the passage of gun control legislation. i'm wondering -- obviously you do in a sense. but i'm wondering if sort of standard practice in congress should yield to what many perceive to be an extremely urgent situation. >> i think it is an urgent situation and that's why the first hearings held by anybody, house or senate, is going to be by me and my committee in that. i wasn't quite sure who they were writing about when i read the article, but i will strongly defend the press right to print anything they want, accurate or otherwise, but t
i have talked with president obama about this. i know he's strongly committed to real immigration reform. would like to see the dream act passed. i'd like to see a number of other things and we'll work on it. one of your fellow graduates of georgetown, senator durbin, deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he's done in the dream act. he'll be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" had a piece yesterday suggesting that you represented...
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. >> maybe i'll talk about the context. if i had the laptop and a cup of coffee, i might be able to work something out. with respect to the tone in this moment, i think president obama needs to be strong. i don't think he needs to be sharp in tone. you should never be sharp or divisive in the way that you speak at an inaugural address, but i think he needs to be clear that he's willing to stand up for what he believes and that he's willing to stand up for the people who work in the building that will be behind him, the building that's behind us right now when he delivers the speech that we want to know he has certain nonnegotiables. he doesn't have to spell them all out but he has to convey the sense that he's willing to fight. >> thank you. >>> up next what did president obama do 836 times durs his term and how many of the 50 states did he visit? we'll tell you. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem a
. >> maybe i'll talk about the context. if i had the laptop and a cup of coffee, i might be able to work something out. with respect to the tone in this moment, i think president obama needs to be strong. i don't think he needs to be sharp in tone. you should never be sharp or divisive in the way that you speak at an inaugural address, but i think he needs to be clear that he's willing to stand up for what he believes and that he's willing to stand up for the people who work in the...
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and we must remember when we talk about rights, children have a right to be safe. so i applaud president obama and vice president biden for proactively taking the necessary steps to address this critical issue. it's going to take all of us united, regardless of party affiliation or our differing views on constitutional rights, to stem this tide of violence. more importantly we must take a hard look at funding for mental health services and other services. we must look at sinking technology -- syncing technology to ensure proper and tighter access to firearms. we must place adequate controls on ammunition. bottom line, we must protect our schools, our communities, children and families must be safe. i respectfully ask my colleagues to make this issue of violence a priority and to support our nation's leadership as they work through resolving this challenge which should not be difficult. if we compromise and keep focusing on saving lives. madam chair, i pledge to support you and to support all my other colleagues with the congressional black caucus to make a difficul
and we must remember when we talk about rights, children have a right to be safe. so i applaud president obama and vice president biden for proactively taking the necessary steps to address this critical issue. it's going to take all of us united, regardless of party affiliation or our differing views on constitutional rights, to stem this tide of violence. more importantly we must take a hard look at funding for mental health services and other services. we must look at sinking technology --...
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and you earlier had joe trippi on, talking about how they're using obama for america, their political organization to try to beat up people on the hill to force the president on measures like gun control. if you're a red state democrat like mary landrieu or begich of alaska, do you want the president beatings up on you about gun control? this may work for the president but i think it is going, it also runs the risk of not working by having democrats say, why are you putting me in a difficult place, mr. president? you're name is on not on the ballot in 2014 or 2016. mine is. it may dim finish to get this thing done it looks political, not issue oriented. not local people doing it. it is a political group doing it. bill: a big challenge here, karl, in 15 seconds turnout will be one-third what it was four years ago. how do you continue the momentum when you know the challenges historically are so difficult in the second term? >> well, that's the big challenge. and remember the president's job approval friday in the gallup was 48. his job approval all last year was 49. he is not starting
and you earlier had joe trippi on, talking about how they're using obama for america, their political organization to try to beat up people on the hill to force the president on measures like gun control. if you're a red state democrat like mary landrieu or begich of alaska, do you want the president beatings up on you about gun control? this may work for the president but i think it is going, it also runs the risk of not working by having democrats say, why are you putting me in a difficult...
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just a quick thought about michelle obama. i hope we get a chance to talk about this. the obama administration has now geared all of the volunteers to a new organization called organizing for action. and michelle obama was the first person to make a message for organizing for action. over the weekend, gave a very strong pitch for getting america involved in passing this agenda. again, going over the head of congress and making sure that americans have a to do list as well in terms of persuading congress to get these pieces and policy done. >> john: david shuster who is not freezing because it is an unseasonably warm day. david, how is it down there for you in the crowd? are people getting hopped up to a fevered pitch now that the big guns are starting to roll out? >> i think people are excited. we've got all of the flags. crowd is back to about 12th street. certainly filling up. one thing i wanted to point out as you look at the amazing pictures from inside the capitol, the obama campaign, some of the remnants of the obama campaign, the board of directors helping to pu
just a quick thought about michelle obama. i hope we get a chance to talk about this. the obama administration has now geared all of the volunteers to a new organization called organizing for action. and michelle obama was the first person to make a message for organizing for action. over the weekend, gave a very strong pitch for getting america involved in passing this agenda. again, going over the head of congress and making sure that americans have a to do list as well in terms of persuading...
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he twice supported president obama and talks about a deep vein of tolerance within the party. >> general powell and i have been friends since he quit being a general. we don't see everything the same way. one thing plain, republicans in this election did poorerly among hispanics and poorly among african-americans. the good thing is with the right kind of policies and the right kind of effort we'll do that. remember george bush got 44% of the hispanic vote. >> you once said colon powell is on the main street of the policy. >> what do you think of his comments, particularly about intolerance? >> i think he is spot on and i see the republican party moving away from the olympia snowe's and people with great ideas. the rhetoric in this last campaign really turned off a lot of people, black, lateineo and gay. i saw newt gingrich talking about marriage equality and how the republican party will have to start embracing or be left behind. i think that is very, very true. i would love to see stop thinking how to win elections and how to address the issues of america. if we focus on solving problem
he twice supported president obama and talks about a deep vein of tolerance within the party. >> general powell and i have been friends since he quit being a general. we don't see everything the same way. one thing plain, republicans in this election did poorerly among hispanics and poorly among african-americans. the good thing is with the right kind of policies and the right kind of effort we'll do that. remember george bush got 44% of the hispanic vote. >> you once said colon...
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i get worried when they start talking about presidential candidates. i did similar book to this in 2008 called deciding the next decider. along -- we shouldn't be afraid of the word open epic. a poem interrupted by other poems. it's the same sort of book it has prose in it. we call it a for prose. gingrich aware that her husband cheated on and loved two seriously ill lies desperately tries to make light of a bad cough. [laughter] newt things it sounds like ben-gay fever. last time we had good candidates not only for rhyme but just in general. john edwards, i wrote a poem called "yes i know he's a mill worker's son but there's hollywood in that hair." or sarah palin, of course, for whom i wrote her version of the barbara stray sand classic "on a clear day i see --." [laughter] and this time when they -- and in 2008 when they started talking about candidates, it seems impossible to believe now. but the then governor of illinois was mentioned rob blay. i feared rob. it turned out it's not a bad name to rhyme. i've wrote a poem on the auctions off of barac
i get worried when they start talking about presidential candidates. i did similar book to this in 2008 called deciding the next decider. along -- we shouldn't be afraid of the word open epic. a poem interrupted by other poems. it's the same sort of book it has prose in it. we call it a for prose. gingrich aware that her husband cheated on and loved two seriously ill lies desperately tries to make light of a bad cough. [laughter] newt things it sounds like ben-gay fever. last time we had good...
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adviser to obama 2012, david axelrod. chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here, safe and sound in studio. richard, it's great to see you in person this morning. "new york times" best-selling author of "team of rivals" doris kearns goodwin. in between awards shows she's joined us. and nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw. welcome to all of you. tom, that's where we tee it up. the president, as he begins a second term, very difficult climate in washington and very real expectations. >> yes. and i was looking at those top three priorities for the american people. and they all fit into his single most difficult task, it seems to me, both conceptually and specifically. in the next couple of years, he only has a couple of years, these are second terms and not four-year terms. you're running right up to the mid term election. there's a desperate need for the country going forward to do something about tax reforms and entitlements sitting under the umbrella of fixing the economy and creating near jobs and stopping s
adviser to obama 2012, david axelrod. chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here, safe and sound in studio. richard, it's great to see you in person this morning. "new york times" best-selling author of "team of rivals" doris kearns goodwin. in between awards shows she's joined us. and nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw. welcome to all of you. tom, that's where we tee it up. the president, as he begins a second term, very difficult climate in washington and...
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as we've talked about, in his first speech barack obama mentioned concord, gettysburg, normandy. that history has been replaced with the civil rights history and the agenda is more in keeping with that. he talked about immigration, climate change, gun control, these are all items that when republicans i've been e-mailing with hear this, they hear the return of big government, and also they heard in his speech when the president said support for those new deal programs, make us -- they do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risk that make this country great. that is code language from the campaign in which republicans talked about makers versus takers. there are echoes here that republicans here, and they get their back up. >> talk about unity. in one shot you have jay-z and paul ryan. i don't know under what circumstances you would ever have those men in the same frame. but jay-z with beyonce, of course, and paul ryan the republican nominee for vice president. this is a live picture of the president proceeding through the capitol. he's headed to a lunch, the
as we've talked about, in his first speech barack obama mentioned concord, gettysburg, normandy. that history has been replaced with the civil rights history and the agenda is more in keeping with that. he talked about immigration, climate change, gun control, these are all items that when republicans i've been e-mailing with hear this, they hear the return of big government, and also they heard in his speech when the president said support for those new deal programs, make us -- they do not...
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and we're talking about the most talked about on twitter. the peak moments when president obama arrived and was seated there were 14,062 tweets per minute and when he took the oath of office a spike to 24,760 tweets per minute. the biggest moment was during the the speech when he said, quote, we cannot mistake absolutism for principle or name calling as a substitute for debate. >> bret: let's compare that to president obama's first inauguration. a look the at inauguration 2009. the peak moment was at 12:06 eastern when president obama took the oath of office, 3,210 tweets at that moment of course, 2009. a lot more twitter users now than there were then. still interesting to look at and you can always tweet us directly @megyn kelly a and @bret baier. and interesting to look at how people are reacting. >> megyn: and it's been fun and viewers have been tweeting throughout the broadcast and some we work into. and a lot of people want to know who were in the buses and we found out for you. feel free to tweet. >> bret: and the focus on the the par
and we're talking about the most talked about on twitter. the peak moments when president obama arrived and was seated there were 14,062 tweets per minute and when he took the oath of office a spike to 24,760 tweets per minute. the biggest moment was during the the speech when he said, quote, we cannot mistake absolutism for principle or name calling as a substitute for debate. >> bret: let's compare that to president obama's first inauguration. a look the at inauguration 2009. the peak...
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their goal was not simply to be part of a chorus that simply wanted to talk about president obama not being american enough. but they really wanted him to step up, to deal with the challenges of inequality and injustice in our society. they're important voices. and i don't think we'll see them muted anytime soon. >> back to david rimnick, for a moment. you wrote "the bridge" that documented the president so closely. what change did you see him in these four years? >> he was not the leader of a movement. martin luther king was the leader of a movement. barack obama is a politician. and he encountered politics his first day in office. he encountered things unimaginable. you mentioned the security issue. we've now forgotten on the first day of office, on his inaugural day last time, he came out on stage under the threat of a possible al qaeda attack from somali insurgents. it is long forgotten. but inaugural day was proceeded by this. and then, he began in a near-depression, an economic depression. and he's faced some highly radicalized republican party. he's encountered politics. and ge
their goal was not simply to be part of a chorus that simply wanted to talk about president obama not being american enough. but they really wanted him to step up, to deal with the challenges of inequality and injustice in our society. they're important voices. and i don't think we'll see them muted anytime soon. >> back to david rimnick, for a moment. you wrote "the bridge" that documented the president so closely. what change did you see him in these four years? >> he...
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that's something we have not talked a lot about, what is michelle obama's role going to be in this -- >> they have decisions to make with this. she's so popular. >> and she's a real asset and so likable. >> the fact that she announced ofa, the 501-c4 suggests he could be taking a more direct policy role. she's not doing policy in the way mrs. clinton did, but i suspect ofa could give her a way to think about how to connect the volunteerism traditional model of a first lady job with a more accurate policy role. >> she'll be a motivator in the base, no doubt. >> she's done so much with joining forces with the military families, and also with dr. jill biden, there's the vice president. >> senator lamar alexander from tennessee. >> on the inaugural committee. >> are we noticing the jfks a pekaspect to the joe biden atti today? he's not a subtle man. >> that's what we like best about joe, though. >> does joe biden have an enemy in washington? i mean, joe biden, talk about his popularity and him potentially running, but of all the years spent in washington, is there an anti-joe biden core i
that's something we have not talked a lot about, what is michelle obama's role going to be in this -- >> they have decisions to make with this. she's so popular. >> and she's a real asset and so likable. >> the fact that she announced ofa, the 501-c4 suggests he could be taking a more direct policy role. she's not doing policy in the way mrs. clinton did, but i suspect ofa could give her a way to think about how to connect the volunteerism traditional model of a first lady job...
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obama has talked about recently. i think i read a quote she said she's pleasantly surprised at how normal they are. so much so that the president notes they're not that interested in hanging out with him any more. this is a family enterprise. it's not the normal job where the parents and the children aren't connected through this. they have to go through this political experience. it's an incredibly intense spotlight. but by all accounts, these girls are flourishing. >> and i think about all of our friends coming in from texas and yale and sharing it with friends and i'm sure that's what the obama girls will do, too. so it becomes part of your life, part of what you would do, anyway, except for more people don't have a father that is the president. >> and there's a great humbling part of this, too. i'm sure you made fun of your dad. when the obama girls said you did it, no mistakes. they're waiting to make fun of him. >> and he let that moment pass without a hook em horns, so well done. >> we'll take a break from our
obama has talked about recently. i think i read a quote she said she's pleasantly surprised at how normal they are. so much so that the president notes they're not that interested in hanging out with him any more. this is a family enterprise. it's not the normal job where the parents and the children aren't connected through this. they have to go through this political experience. it's an incredibly intense spotlight. but by all accounts, these girls are flourishing. >> and i think about...
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looks like king obama should prepare for a fight. >> stephanie: okay. oh king. yes, that's rand paul has gone there. so nothing he said has anything to do with gun grabs -- >> yep. >> stephanie: now sean is getting his talking points from the nra. nra warns confiscation could be next. >> sure. >> stephanie: and liz cheney on hannity. >> i would like to see a president who is as dedicated to disarming al-qaeda as he is dedicated to disarming the american people. instead of doing everything he can to keep us safe, he has made america at best irrelevant and then you see a power vacuum where our enemies step do it. >> stephanie: we don't need to disarm osama bin laden anymore, because he presumably has no more fingers to pull a trigger, because they are now being gnawed on by the bottom dwellers. >> i imagine giving liz cheney a hug would be like hugging a cactus. it would be like ow. ow. >> stephanie: all right. eighteen minutes after the hour. that concludes right-wing world. we'll continue on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: there is something funny goi
looks like king obama should prepare for a fight. >> stephanie: okay. oh king. yes, that's rand paul has gone there. so nothing he said has anything to do with gun grabs -- >> yep. >> stephanie: now sean is getting his talking points from the nra. nra warns confiscation could be next. >> sure. >> stephanie: and liz cheney on hannity. >> i would like to see a president who is as dedicated to disarming al-qaeda as he is dedicated to disarming the american...
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how often do you talk to president obama? >> not very often to him, but i've been very close to his secretary of state. usually when they have programs in 70 countries around the world, most of them in africa, so the things we do don't relate to the white house as they do with the state department, so i've stayed in contact with president clinton. maybe this next time will be more -- >> president obama is a democratic president. looking back, what would you have liked to have done, or maybe even let's look forward. what do you hope president obama can achieve that you didn't have the opportunity to because you had one term? >> when i left the white house, there was peace between israel and egypt. there was a pledge of peace between israel and the palestinians, and that issue has not gone out the back door. my hope is it will be resurrected and we can have peace for israel which has been one of my prayers for over 30 years and peace for their neighbors as well. i just got back from china, and my concern is there is an element
how often do you talk to president obama? >> not very often to him, but i've been very close to his secretary of state. usually when they have programs in 70 countries around the world, most of them in africa, so the things we do don't relate to the white house as they do with the state department, so i've stayed in contact with president clinton. maybe this next time will be more -- >> president obama is a democratic president. looking back, what would you have liked to have done,...
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, criticizing, talk to the supreme court what congress said. that same situation. >> why is that? why is that iraq i think in part actually this just that to close. it has come up wraparound the actual polarization. i think the one thing we can take away from this whole situation is that bullies when. as much as we believe. nothing more. basically he can call people up and humiliate them and bash them, and it does manage you intimidate governments and leaders radical institutions. i think that is a problem. we all feel what could happen. of the -- of 81 should have called what happened a coup. it was, but the fact that no one raised the question of what this meant for their respective the letter. it is not the spirit of the constitution. it was very sad. worse, and this is a government that is very good. always staying a few -- shades of gray, and not the novel, but consistently named supreme court justices violating procedures, and consistently now -- if it comes to an election let me venture a guess, the constitution requires an election be h
, criticizing, talk to the supreme court what congress said. that same situation. >> why is that? why is that iraq i think in part actually this just that to close. it has come up wraparound the actual polarization. i think the one thing we can take away from this whole situation is that bullies when. as much as we believe. nothing more. basically he can call people up and humiliate them and bash them, and it does manage you intimidate governments and leaders radical institutions. i think...